It's one of those 'why...?' kind of things this game is so great about. Why is there a countdown timer on the wall? Does it matter? It kept me wondering for a good 90 minutes, or however long it lasts. Just another piece of the mystery to puzzle over as you explore.

Why is there a countdown timer on the wall? Does it matter? It kept me wondering for a good 90 minutes, or however long it lasts.

I swear about 9/10ths of the things people ask on here is covered on the Antichamber wiki. xD No offence to OP's question -- I did answer it above earlier -- just that some of the stuff that gets asked on here could have been easily solved by checking the wiki.You're right, btw, it lasts an hour and a half.

Why is there a countdown timer on the wall? Does it matter? It kept me wondering for a good 90 minutes, or however long it lasts.

I swear about 9/10ths of the things people ask on here is covered on the Antichamber wiki. xD No offence to OP's question -- I did answer it above earlier -- just that some of the stuff that gets asked on here could have been easily solved by checking the wiki.You're right, btw, it lasts an hour and a half.

I think I did check the Wiki but the way it's worded it only explains what happens when it expires... making no attempt to point out that that is all it does.

The first three or four times I got down under 5 minutes on that timer, I actually restarted the game, since I figured it was going to force me to quit, or make some important thing impossible to do. I was quite amused the first time I failed to get out before the timer expired only to find that nothing bad happens.